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In the 1950s Jewish settlement patterns changed from the northwest suburb of Detroit into Jewish spaces. In 1958, one-fifth of all Detroit Jews lived in Oak Park and Huntington Woods. But, some left for the suburbs with a sense of defeat.
A landmark film, Gentleman's Agreement, was produced in 1947. It highlighted antisemitism in America during the post-World War II years in America. In the film a reporter, played by Gregory Peck, decides to write a story on the subject, by posing as a Jew himself to gain first-hand experience. The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture for ...
The film, described as a "prestige ingathering" for Kramer, was directed by non-Jew Edward Dmytryk, who had directed Crossfire, a 1947 film about anti-Semitism.The musical score was by avant-garde composer George Antheil, whose best known composition was the Ballet Mécanique.
American film, television actress, screenwriter and director [516] Carol Kane: 1952– American Academy Award–nominated actress [517] Julie Kavner: 1950– American film/television actress Voice of Marge on The Simpsons [518] Richard Kind: 1956– American actor Stepfanie Kramer: 1956– American actress Hunter [519] Moshe Ivgy: 1953–
Jeffrey Katzenberg (born 1950), film producer, director and co-founder of DreamWorks SKG [608] Philip Kaufman (born 1936), film director and screenwriter [609] Henry Koster (1905–1988), film director [610] Stanley Kramer (1913–2001), director [611] Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999) John Landis (born 1950), movie actor, director, writer, and ...
1910s–1950s Member of the Chicago Outfit and ran syndicate casinos in Las Vegas during the 1940s and 1950s. [1] [2] [5] Max "Big Maxie" Greenberg: No image available: 1883–1933 Detroit mobster and a member of Egan's Rats. [1] [4] [9] [14] Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik: No image available: 1886–1956 1910s–1950s Financial and legal advisor to ...
Littman remained in Detroit, continuing to manage Yiddish theater productions at the Detroit Masonic Temple and other locations for some years. His wife, Yetta, died in January 1947 three months after suffering a severe brain hemorrhage. The last mention of Littman in the Detroit Jewish News or Jewish Chronicle was in 1950. He died in 1962 at ...
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